I am a Gen X conservative. I am individualistic with an anti-authoritarian streak, I am self-employed because I’ve seen how corporate America “downsized” my parents, and I prefer Swingers to The Big Chill. I think Gen X has quietly done some extraordinary things. We didn’t invent the internet but we certainly commercialized it, creating a stupendous amount of wealth. Our …

“Don’t tax you, don’t tax me, tax that man behind the tree” — Senator Russell B. Long (D)- LA (deceased). This is the premise behind the proposed convention center tax which is planned for the November ballot. Like the horrible SANDAG Sky Gondola Tax, promises will be made to every special interest group and the deal will be larded up with …

In the 49th Congressional District, Democrats won over 50 percent of the San Diego County vote. In November, an experienced Republican Board of Equalization Chairwoman will face off against a well-funded, former party Democratic Party Executive Director. In the 36th State Senate District, the Democratic candidate won over 50 percent of the San Diego County vote. She has never held …

I am encouraging every voter in Vista, Oceanside, Carlsbad, and Encinitas to vote for Phil Graham in the 76th Assembly District. His Republican opponents are two people for whom I have a great deal of respect but these are the five reasons to vote for Phil Graham tomorrow: 1- Phil will never raise your taxes. Ever. “Taxed Enough Already” used …

Let’s start here; rent control is bad. It doesn’t work. One of the consequences of rent control is that investors flee when it is imposed. Landlords sell because they don’t like apparatchiks dictating what they can charge to rent their property. This discourages statists. Back in the 1980s, the statists decided that the best way to teach those property owners …

Do you remember when Chad Mayes and Arnold Schwarzennegger established the “New Way California” group to fundamentally change the CAGOP platform and message? “New Way California is a movement that seeks to put people above political parties and unite Californians along the common interests of individual freedom, shared responsibility, educational excellence, environmental stewardship, efficient government and an open economy,” The …